Pollyanna (I Believe in You) Mother/EarthBound Cover | Michelle Heafy, DonutDrums

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Arranged/Mixed/Edited by Michelle Heafy
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Here's my cover of Pollyanna from Mother! Versions of Pollyanna are in each of the three MOTHER games. I love the optimism of this song. It’s like the lyrics/melody are barging into your room and demanding you to smile. :D
DonutDrums is the best bandmate. I asked for the drums to sound like a mixture of the full band version of Pollyanna and the game version and as always, he made them so awesome!
I tried to find Ness cosplay at thrift stores, but couldn’t find anything - so the red headband and stripes were my tribute.
I filmed gameplay from all 3 games since versions of Pollyanna are included in the whole series. When I play one of the melodies, the game corresponds with the part in game that you hear the song. :)
All of my covers are done by ear; no sheets.

Outro art info/links!

P.S. - Watch past the end of the outro for a surprise.
I appreciate you listening. Thank you so much!

Lyrics from the MOTHER album (1989)
Composed by Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu Tanaka
Original version sung by Catherine Warwick

Lyrics ~
“I believe the morning sun
Always gonna shine again, and,
I believe a pot of gold
Waits at every rainbow's end, oh
I believe in roses kissed with dew,
Why shouldn't I believe the same in you?
I believe in make believe,
Fairy tales and lucky charms and,
I believe in promises,
Spoken as you cross your heart, oh,
I believe in skies forever blue,
Why shouldn't I believe the same in you?
You may say I'm a fool,
Feelin' the way that I do
You can call me Pollyanna,
Say I'm crazy as a loon,
I believe in silver linings
And that's why I believe in you!

I believe there'll come a day,
Maybe it will be tomorrow.
When the blue bird flies away,
All we have to do is follow
I believe a dream can still come true,
Why shouldn't I believe the same in you?

You may say I'm a fool,
Feelin' the way that I do,
I believe in friends and laughter
And the wonders love can do,
I believe in songs and magic
And that's why I believe in you!
You may say I'm a fool,
Feelin' this way about you,
There's not much I can do,
I'm gonna be this way my life through'
Cause I still believe in miracles, I swear I've seen a few.
And the time will surely come when you can see my point of view
I believe in second chances,
And that's why I believe in you!”

[michelleheafy]

Thank you so much for the encouragement on this cover! :) Here are links to all of my other EarthBound/MOTHER covers:

[bagelpenguin]

Mother 1: love
Mother 2/Earthbound: Friendship
Mother 3: Learning to lose both

[insaneintherainmusic]

I got chills from listening to this. This song just screams happiness, and you really knocked it out of the park.

[LiquidPrd]

"All my covers are done by ear."

Im crying of sadness.

[sinklar]

1:33 I loved that Fourside melody added in <3

[PIEGUYRULZ]

I've seen this about 30 times, and I only discovered it a month ago. It keeps me motivated!

[kilomatter]

How does this game manage to inspire literally everyone who plays it?

[NomaranTheAlchemist]

No mater how old I get I will always treasure this series above everything else

[dumpling]

Saving the
world one fight at a time...
have courage.

~Ness

[taokuoh]

Your voice and your songs has the ability to knock people out of depression. :')

[jigglypuff]

I used to think the lyrics were really cheesy. But now I just think they’re so cute and feel really unique like they’re from a storybook.

[duoreview]

Criminally underviewed. Seriously, this is amazing...

[nickglover]

This is seriously the best cover of Pollyanna I have ever heard. All the pieces to other songs in the game scattered throughout fit perfectly. It should have been called an Earthbound Medley.

[LionmightOfficial]

You've done it again Michelle mah buddeh! I can see why this took a long time to produce. I can feel the hardwork and quality that you poured into this! Good job to you and Matt the Donut Dancin' Drummer!

[np-ggkj]

Gotta write a research paper? This song will do.
Gotta do math homework? This song will do.
Gotta study for finals? This song will do.

I feel like I'm gonna be coming to this song a lot throughout my college career lol

[donutdrums]

Always a pleasure working with you!!! All your hard work really payed off! You were incredible in this!!! Thanks for using my drums! :^) Also that dog...

[StefanTabit]

I'll never know what it is about the strangest things that bring me tears.

[csebastian]

You're a passionate person. We need more like you.

[mhtedyn]

Man I've been going through a lot, im almost 19 and I've changed a lot, but this cover still makes me feel like I too can save the whole world. Thanks a lot lady 🙏💪

[hypersonicspeedgrov]

In my opinion, one line from this song is one of the most impactful lines from anything ever. That line is: "Cause I still believe in miracles, I swear I've seen a few!" I don't know why, it's just so great.